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Bubba Wallace, Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain saw their playoff hopes come to end at Darlington, leaving each lamenting missed chances. View the full article

Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch for a walk-off victory Sunday at Darlington that launched him into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. View the full article

Chris Buescher entered the regular season finale with a 21-point buffer over Bubba Wallace, holding the 16th and final spot in the playoffs. However, the pressure quickly grew as laps clicked away. Wallace scored 11 stage points while Buescher collected only one, causing the margin between to be slashed nearly in half.When a fellow Front Row Motorsports' Todd Gilliland put Buescher in the outside ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch restarted ninth with just 17 laps to go at Darlington, quickly rocketed up through the field on slightly fresher rubber. It was a heroic drive from the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, who is facing his first winless season since joining the Cup season full-time in 2005.It took him only two laps to cut a path up into second-place with another must-win driver just ahead of him -- Chase ...Keep readingView the full article

Chris Buescher and Bubba Wallace spent the entire night at Darlington battling for the 16th and final spot in the playoffs, but in the end, neither of them clinched it. In a hectic finish, two drivers in a must-win situation battled it out for the honor of winning the Southern 500 and the chance to fight for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship.Buescher missed the playoffs by six points with Ty ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the best highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington! View the full article

Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 at Darlington, locking himself into the playoffs in a dramatic showdown on Sunday night. The race came down to a series of cautions that threw the race into complete chaos. Strategies were all over the place and when the smoke cleared, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang emerged victorious.Earlier this year, it was ...Keep readingView the full article

"I was crying." — Chase Briscoe spoke on winning the Cook Out Southern 500. View the full article

On just the third lap of the 367-lap end-cap to the regular NASCAR Cup season, Martin Truex Jr. was racing to the inside of William Byron for the sixth position. He lost control, snapped back up the track, and slammed into Ryan Blaney in a shocking crash. Both cars were unable to continue. Despite sounding distressed on the radio, Blaney was checked and released from the infield care ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick enters the cut-off race at Darlington with a 17-point advantage over Kyle Larson in the battle to win the regular season title. Chase Elliott also lurks in the background, only 18 points behind. Whoever prevails will play a key role in how the standings will look when the points reset. After tonight, the 16 playoff drivers will have 2,000 points, plus any playoff bonus points they ...Keep readingView the full article

“You look at us coming in and being on the bubble - 21 points out with a ton of pressure and I think the pressure just switched," said Wallace after earning his first pole of the 2024 season. "We’re not here to mess around."Wallace is a driver who wears his heart on his sleeve and rarely holds back his emotions. After the race at Daytona, he called his own performance "unacceptable" and ...Keep readingView the full article

Bubba Wallace said last week it was unacceptable that Tyler Reddick was competing for the regular-season championship while he was fighting for a playoff spot. Earlier this week, Wallace addressed the difference in their results. View the full article

After 93 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, Sheldon Creed has 11 runner-up finishes — and zero wins. Saturday, he ran down his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell from three seconds back and passed him for the lead with just nine laps to go. It appeared he was driving away with that elusive win when the caution flag flew for A.J. Allmendinger slamming the outside wall, and forced the race into ...Keep readingView the full article

Parker Retzlaff was driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet when he decided to go for the win at Daytona last week. The decision not only cost him the win though, it also took victory from veteran driver Kyle Busch with Richard Childress Racing (which is in a technical alliance with Beard Motorsports), which has led to some criticism and potential anger within the Chevy camp.However, don't ...Keep readingView the full article

It was a dramatic qualifying session for the 2024 Southern 500, which marks the end of the regular season. Wallace, who entered this race 21 points below the cut-line, rocketed to the top of the charts in his first pole of the 2024 season.He will be joined on the front row by Carson Hocevar in a wildly impressive showing by the Spire Motorsports rookie. Wallace made his way into the final round ...Keep readingView the full article

In an exclusive interview with FOX Sports, Richard Childress had strong words about NASCAR's decision to penalize his driver, Austin Dillon. View the full article

Ross Chastain is facing a situation he hasn't had to deal with since joining Trackhouse over two years ago — potentially missing the playoffs. Currently, Chastain sits 27 points below the cut-line entering the regular season finale at Darlington. Although he could still point his way in, realistically, it's likely win or nothing this weekend.He has made the playoffs in back-to-back years, ending ...Keep readingView the full article

Richard Childress after losing the appeals and Austin Dillon not making the playoffs. View the full article

Jeff Burton sits down with Kevin Harvick to discuss his son, Harrison Burton, winning at Daytona. View the full article

Rockingham Speedway is back (again) in the latest effort to return NASCAR racing to the historic venue. During the only off-weekend for the Cup Series in 2025 (Easter), the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series will head to ‘The Rock’ in a stunning revival of the North Carolina track. The Trucks will run on Friday, April 18, and the Xfinity cars will serve as the main event on Saturday, April ...Keep readingView the full article

Erik Jones, who recently signed an extension to stay with Legacy Motor Club, talked with FOX Sports about his challenging season and trying to race his way into the playoffs Sunday night. View the full article

While Harrison Burton crossed the finish line at Daytona, creating one of the biggest upsets in the series in some time, another story was nearly unfolded, one involving another hopeful young driver. Had it happened, it would have been an even bigger upset and instantly made the driver a household name. Instead, he finds himself answering for his actions and defending the moves he made at the end ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2025 NASCAR schedule has been revealed, with a host of changes, including new playoff race locations in the Cup Series. View the full article

On Thursday, NASCAR officially released its 2025 schedule, highlighted by the first-ever Cup race in Mexico, which will replace one of the two Richmond races on June 15. The international race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez was revealed earlier this week, and before that, NASCAR also announced Bowman Gray Stadium as the new host of the pre-season exhibition known as the ‘Clash.’ That race is ...Keep readingView the full article

After Harrison Burton won Sunday at Daytona for his first win, this week's rankings highlight first career victories of the top-10 drivers. View the full article